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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Bnei Menashe

Illustrative: A relative takes a photo of his family, members of the Bnai Menashe community, leaving for Israel at Tulihal Airport in Imphal, India, December 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
January 5, 2024, 10:10 pm
Bnei Menashe community disputes Israeli reports of 7 killed in India violence
Crossed wires during a Knesset committee meeting may have led to a misunderstanding, say community leaders, stressing that their situation is dire enough without exaggerating it
By Jordyn Haime
Illustrative image of homes and businesses set on fire in the state of Manipur in northeast India, after clashes erupt between ethnic, religious communities, May 3, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 2, 2024, 4:55 pm
7 members of Jewish Indian tribe said killed in rocket strike on Manipur synagogue
Attack compounds case for quick resettlement in Israel of Bnei Menashe following inter-ethnic strife; Knesset members demand government address community’s concerns
By ToI Staff
An estimated 200 young Bnei Menashe men have joined the Israeli military's war effort. (Courtesy of Degel Menashe via JTA)
December 9, 2023, 3:44 pm
Since Hamas atrocities, Bnei Menashe Jews face enemies on two fronts
Many of the Jewish immigrants from Manipur and Mizoram live in areas hardest hit in the Oct. 7 massacre; while they serve in the IDF, others in India suffer from sectarian violence
By Jordyn Haime
Kibbutz Be'eri residents and visitors on November 27, 2023 inaugurate a Torah scroll in the kibbutz in memory of Amit Man, among those murdered by terrorists on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy of Amit Man's family)
November 30, 2023, 1:38 am
Pause in war gives traumatized Israelis a chance to visit home – or what’s left of it
Temporary Israel-Hamas ceasefire allows residents of Sderot and nearby kibbutzim to briefly return, stock up on gear… and begin to internalize what’s happened
By Canaan Lidor
A member of the Bnei Menashe community in northeastern India works to construct a temporary structure used in celebrating Sukkot. (Courtesy Shavei Israel via JTA)
October 6, 2023, 10:11 am
Displaced by ethnic violence, India’s Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs nonetheless
As conflict in the northeastern state of Manipur enters its sixth month, a Jewish community fleeing decimated homes and burned synagogues is starting to see its exile as permanent
By Jordyn Haime
Over 100 Bnei Menashe have taken shelter in a synagogue in Mizoram amid sectarian violence. (Shavei Israel via JTA)
June 19, 2023, 5:33 am
India’s Bnei Menashe community in crisis as Manipur rocked by ethnic violence
NGO Shavei Israel says 1 Jewish victim has been killed, over 1,000 displaced, and 2 synagogues burned as houses and businesses of the minority Kuki tribe are razed
By Jordyn Haime
Yoel Lhanghal (Courtesy)
May 16, 2023, 12:07 pm
Man accused of murdering Indian immigrant released to house arrest
Parents of Yoel Lhanghal protest release of alleged killer, say ‘we had a happy life and the murderer Edri destroyed it’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of homes and businesses set on fire in the state of Manipur in northeast India, after clashes erupt between ethnic, religious communities, May 3, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 5, 2023, 1:49 am
Bnei Menashe community member killed, 2 synagogues torched in India violence
Foreign Ministry says Israel watching events closely after ethnic clashes erupt in northeast state of Manipur between religious, tribal communities; MK appeals for coalition’s help
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Yoel Lhanghal (Courtesy)
November 18, 2022, 8:17 pm
Man to be charged for stabbing teen Yoel Lhanghal to death at Kiryat Shmona party
21-year-old accused of killing of 18-year-old less than a year after he immigrated to Israel from India; defense lawyer vows to put up legal fight
By Michael Horovitz
Yoel Lhanghal (Courtesy)
October 24, 2022, 9:03 am
Kiryat Shmona chief gets boot over police conduct in lead-up to teen’s death
Yoel Lhanghal was stabbed at party during brawl with guests; police had arrived earlier to break up fight, then left, believing issue resolved
By Michael Horovitz
Yoel Lhanghal (Courtesy)
October 7, 2022, 4:29 pm
Teen stabbed to death less than a year after immigrating from India
Yoel Lhanghal killed after brawl breaks out at birthday party in Kiryat Shmona; police say they’ve arrested one suspect; mayor of boy’s hometown calls stabbing ‘act of terror’
By Ash Obel
Illustrative: Jews pray during Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, at the Magen Abraham Synagogue in Ahmedabad, India on September 28, 2020. (Sam Panthaky/AFP)
July 26, 2022, 10:58 am
Stone pillar in southern India may shed new light on region’s oldest synagogue
Jewish groups have history in India dating back to antiquity; pillar found not far from Chennai, where Sephardic Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition formed a community
By Jordyn Haime
Kickboxing champ Obed Hrangchal won national medals in India in several martial arts before moving to Israel. (Courtesy of Shavei Israel/via JTA)
September 23, 2020, 4:18 pm
Indian kickboxing champ moving to Israel, plans to represent his new home
Obed Hrangchal, 26, who won national martial arts medals in India, is a religiously observant member of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community
By Marcy Oster
Am-Shalem Singson, 28, a member of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community who made aliya from Manipur, India, in 2017, is hospitalized after he was attacked on March 14, 2020, by two men. (Courtesy Shavei Israel)
March 16, 2020, 10:15 am
Indian immigrant beaten in Tiberias in apparent coronavirus-linked hate crime
Am-Shalem Singson, 28, of the Bnei Menashe community, attacked by two men who called him ‘Chinese’ and yelled ‘Corona! Corona!’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara tour the green houses in Gujarat, India, along with Indian Prime Minister Nrenda Modi, on January 17, 2018. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
July 10, 2018, 10:55 pm
Indian state grants minority status to its Jewish community
Gujarat becomes third state to recognize Jews, which entitles them to a raft of welfare benefits for religious minority communities
By JTA
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